NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES – December 1, 2015– Fuse (www.fuse.tv), a national television network for fast-growing, multicultural and Latino Millennial
audience, today announced the renewal of three original series:
BIG FREEDIA: QUEEN OF BOUNCE, FLUFFY BREAKS EVEN, and TRANSCENDENT. These
renewals follow a successful September 30 re-launch of the network which saw
ratings and audience growth in its core demos driven by the performance of
original programming.

BIG FREEDIA,
which recently concluded its fourth season with a special one-hour finale on
November 11, continues to be the network’s top original program among its core
Adults 18-34 audience. Meanwhile, new series
TRANSCENDENT and FLUFFY
BREAKS EVEN
proved strong additions to the line-up, as Fuse expanded
its programming beyond music.

“By partnering with some of the most talented, creative people in television – both in front of and behind the camera – we have
developed a line-up that is forming connections with an audience that has
proven incredibly hard to reach: multicultural Millennials,” said Lynnette
Ramirez, SVP, Original Content for Fuse Media. “Gabriel Iglesias is
an extraordinary talent, and one of the most in-demand comic voices in the
business; Big Freedia is larger than life and remains the star of the network’s
most popular show; and thanks to our partners at World of Wonder, we not only
get to keep bringing Freedia to our viewers, but also
introduce the world to the stunning cast of our best new series ever among
Millennials,
Transcendent. We can’t wait to see the
newest seasons of these series, and to announce our new programs in development
in the coming weeks.”

Following a season four premiere that was
the best season premiere in network history among Adults 18-34, Persons 12-34 and Persons 2+, BIG FREEDIA has been picked up for a fifth season to premiere in 2016. Season four was the best rated season for BIG FREEDIA among Adults 18-34 and finished +13 percent higher
than season three and +7 percent higher than season two.

Leading out of
BIG FREEDIA on Wednesday nights TRANSCENDENT – the best new series premiere among Adults 18-34 in network history – was also renewed, picked up for a second season to premiere in 2016. It was the
second highest-rated first season of any original series ever on Fuse among
Adults 18-34, second only to fellow freshman hit
FLUFFY BREAKS EVEN. Additionally, TRANSCENDENT ratings
increased +55% from Live+SD to Live+3 among Adults 18-34.

Collectively, these series have driven strong growth, more
than doubling the network’s Live +3 ratings among its core Adults 18-34 demo
from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., with double-digit ratings increases year-over-year
in other key demos.

Source: Nielsen Live+3
Day Data (9/30/15-11/11/15)

Show Descriptions

• BIG FREEDIA: QUEEN OF
BOUNCE
– Winner of the 2014 GLAAD Media Award and nominated for 2015 GLAAD
Media Award, this series gives an unfiltered, all
access look into the professional and personal journey of the New Orleans
native known as Big Freedia. The critically-acclaimed, docu-style series
is executive-produced by Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato and Tom Campbell of World
of Wonder (RuPaul's Drag Race, Transcendent).

• TRANSCENDENT – The beautiful
girls who perform at the world-famous AsiaSF Cabaret & Restaurant in San
Francisco have two things in common: they’re all talented, and they are all
trans women. This docu-series documents the struggles and triumphs of these
diverse young trans women as they navigate their professional, personal and
romantic lives. It is produced by World of Wonder Productions (RuPaul's
Drag Race, Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce).

• FLUFFY BREAKS EVEN – An unscripted series from the mind of comedian Gabriel Iglesias (also known as Fluffy to his millions of fans around the world), Fluffy Breaks Even features Iglesias along with his eccentric tour mates and fellow comedians Martin Moreno (Stuck, The Fluffy Movie: Unity Through Laughter) and Rick Gutierrez (I’m Not Mad, I’m Just a Parent, Gabriel Iglesias’ Stand-up Revolution) as they travel to new cities, meet fans and attempt the impossible – balancing big meals with big workouts! The series explores the comedy of consequences in each city on the world comedy tour when members of Fluffy’s crew want to eat a high calorie meal, they’re going to have to work to “break even” the next day by burning those calories learning that fun comes with a price … exercise. Produced by Iglesias (EP) and co-produced with B-17 Entertainment and Arsonhouse Entertainment.

About Fuse

Fuse (www.fuse.tv) is a
national television network for the wide-ranging tastes and attitudes of the
fast-growing, multicultural and Latino 18-34 audience. The network re-launched
September 30, 2015, expanding beyond music with original programming that
reflects a new attitude that is sexy, edgy, relevant and honest. Fuse is
currently available in more than 70 million households, and reaches consumers
across multiple other platforms, from video on demand to online, mobile, social
media and live events.

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